Butter London Petrol Overcoat Swatch And Review

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Hello dears!  It's Veterans day and although it's a bank holiday, I have to work.  For those who have a day off, please enjoy it for me.  LO is off as well, and she'll be spending the day at DH's work.  I wish I could take her into my office but that's a recipe for disaster!

I managed to snag Butter London Petrol Topcoat during a recent sale haul and I'm happy to share some of those swatches with you tonight.  I've been intrigued by this shade ever since I saw it was released, especially when described as opalescent sheen of oil reflected in rain(!!!).  It's a shimmery turquoise to purple shifting "overcoat," meaning that it's sheer enough to wear over another color yet opaque enough to build up on its own.  I was able to use four coats here with minimal difficulty with application.  The formula was thinner than what I'm accustomed to for Butter London, but as a topcoat it had a perfect consistency.  No topcoat in these pics.

Butter London Petrol Overcoat

Butter London Petrol Overcoat

Butter London Petrol Overcoat

Butter London Petrol Overcoat

Butter London Petrol Overcoat

Butter London Petrol Overcoat

Butter London Petrol Overcoat

Butter London Petrol Overcoat

True to its description, it really does look what I think an oil slick would look like with rain reflecting off of it.  The duochrome properties are really prominent even in low light, and I imagine if worn over black or a dark base color, the colors would probably pop a lot more.  I do however, feel that I've seen this color before, but I can't think of any exact dupes.  Sally Hansen Grape Going is more purple, Color Club Port-Folio has more green do it, and Finger Paints Itsy Bitsy Spider is a lighter version.  If you like duochromes and can nab this during a sale, I would recommend it because it beautiful to look at and seems versatile if used as an overcoat. 

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